"Jesus was praying in solitude"

Luke 9:18-22

Once when Jesus was praying in solitude, and the disciples were with him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"
They said in reply, "John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, 'One of the ancient prophets has arisen.'"
Then he said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter said in reply, "The Messiah of God."
He rebuked them and directed them not to tell this to anyone.
He said, "The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised." 

Reflection:

We now focus our reflection on the act of Jesus praying in SOLITUDE. We can reflect on the importance of prayer life. We say that everything we do and act is accordingly for good and to be offered to God. Our daily reflections and food for thoughts will teach us to be prayerful. Our prayer is a form of communication to our God. Our constant prayer can lead us to an authentic relationship to our God. And this level of intimacy depends on the quality of time we spend with our God. It's not a matter of how many hours but, how much have you given to listen to Him and talk to Him. It requires a personal encounter with God in SILENCE or in SOLITUDE. It is through quite moments that God can reveal to us. 

There are moments that even our very self we are noisy. It is because of our mundane activities and secular lifestyle. Jesus is trying to portray a picture of praying before moving or even before talking. We need to be reflective in our words and actions. We must be aware of the movements of the Holy Spirit in our day to day experiences. He (Jesus) prayed a lot before asking His disciples of who he was according to the people? Then, the disciples replied with many attributes that does not reflect on the reality of Jesus' mission and purpose of coming. Then, we are challenge to know more our relationship to God through prayers. If we will be asked, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"then, we can tell to Jesus who He is on others understanding but how about your personal encounter with Jesus?

This provides an insight of knowing more and more our God and through prayers we can also open our heart and allow the wisdom of God to reveal to us hid Fatherly love and mercy. May the divine providence of God be with us and Bless all our endeavors for the day.

For the Greater Glory of God! pray in solitude and have a quite and intimate time in praying.